Paul Walter Hauser to star in "Press Your Luck" movie

[clemon79]

Honestly, folks, try to realize that those that actually have made a career in creative pursuits have to reach more than just the Uber core.

Did you just talk down to people for lamenting that things aren't like they once were?

[steveleb]

I don’t talk down.  I aspire for folks to be smarter about their fandom.  Apologies if some construe it that way

[BrandonFG]

This is where I object. Not everyone has the luxury of working in the industry for 40 years so while I strongly disagree with nitpicks over little details, to say someone should be smarter is out of line. That’s the beauty of this forum.

[nowhammies10]

I'll refer you to the universal New Yorker cartoon caption.

[PPatters]

This is where I object. Not everyone has the luxury of working in the industry for 40 years so while I strongly disagree with nitpicks over little details, to say someone should be smarter is out of line. That’s the beauty of this forum.

And sometimes, working in the industry (present company in this thread NOT excepted) doesn’t mean you really know anything about how Hollywood works.

[JasonA1]

I aspire for folks to be smarter about their fandom.

Speaking as someone who's been on both sides of it, I think it's just as smart for people in the industry to remember that the audience doesn't care what the budget restrictions were, what Q score the host had, etc. etc. etc. If the show's good for the viewers across the country (not just the coasts), they watch. If it's not, they tune out.

And if the only thing one takes from the discussions here is the occasional nitpicking, then perhaps you're only looking to call that out. Sometimes the fun, for me at least, is getting into weeds that are frankly impractical. Maybe I'm too optimistic, but I think a lot of that discussion here is aspirational (i.e. "I wish they would [address this specific thing]..."). If I can't bring up those "what ifs" here, then where can I?

-Jason

[Dbacksfan12]

In fairness, I think there’s a marked difference between “I wish they would refine the Punchboard matrix” versus someone commenting on whether or not a font is 100% accurate in a movie adaptation.

The first invites discussion.  The second (rightfully so, IMO) directs invective towards that individual poster.

I also thought Chris L was being sarcastic, but perhaps I misconstrued his post.

[gamed121683]

The way I see it, it's kind of like movies based on books. How many times have you seen a novel based movie that follows the book's plot to the letter? I'm willing to bet it's virtually 0.

[rjaguar3]

It might be more fruitful to consider such adaptations as artistic license (difficult as it may be for nonfiction material versus fiction).

[Nick]

Sometimes the fun, for me at least, is getting into weeds that are frankly impractical.

And that is, more or less, the approach from which I made my comment about the nametag font.  If it I didn't couple it with enough he hes or self-deprecating humour to highlight it was something that I happened to notice and remarked about from a, "Yeah, we would be the kind of people to notice such a detail, wouldn't we?" perspective, then I'll remember that the next time I attempt to make a remark in jest.  I think the other comments I have made on the subject at hand in this thread have clearly shown an overall positive attitude towards it and certainly not worthy of the invective I have received.

In fairness, I think there’s a marked difference between “I wish they would refine the Punchboard matrix” versus someone commenting on whether or not a font is 100% accurate in a movie adaptation.

The first invites discussion.  The second (rightfully so, IMO) directs invective towards that individual poster.

And IMO, that's where you're wrong.

Disagreement is one thing.  Invective is another.  The first is a healthy part of discussion.  The second is not.

[snowpeck]

And that is, more or less, the approach from which I made my comment about the nametag font.  If it I didn't couple it with enough he hes or self-deprecating humour to highlight it was something that I happened to notice and remarked about from a, "Yeah, we would be the kind of people to notice such a detail, wouldn't we?" perspective, then I'll remember that the next time I attempt to make a remark in jest.  I think the other comments I have made on the subject at hand in this thread have clearly shown an overall positive attitude towards it and certainly not worthy of the invective I have received.

That's the general thing with message boards. It's easy to forget it's just words on a screen with no facial expressions, vocal intonations or inflections, or hand gestures. You have to do other things to make sure the meaning of what you say comes across. (Hmm, could there be a game in that?)

[Bob Zager]

I just found out, in People magazine, that Hauser is also cast to play Chris Farley in a movie about the late SNL regular.  If that was mentioned before, sorry to repeat.

[tyshaun1]

Sorry for the bump, but we now have an official title for this movie. It is now called "The Luckiest Man In America" (yuck) and is slated to premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 5th. Walton Goggins is playing Peter Tomarken and David Strathairn is Bill Carruthers. Here is the source.

[steveleb]

One thing I can tell you with certainty with 40 years in the industry is Walt Goggins is the consummate method actor and also a damn nice person in a world devoid of it.  I’ve had the pleasure of working with him on THE SHIELD and briefly on JUSTIFIED and let me assure you he is as decent and respectful in real life as his characters are vicious and uncaring.  I’m very optimistic about how he will do as Tomarken, who as most of us who actually knew him can attest was an extremely talented but very complicated man.  And if this is the level of casting present in this film, who knows if another Quiz Show might be out there waiting.

[SamJ93]

I'm sure that Goggins' performance will be excellent...but I highly doubt the film will delve into much, if any, of Tomarken's back-story or personal demons.